{"id":11592,"date":"2025-07-10T10:49:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bignox.com\/blog\/noxplay17521157609cPjtEfUbtpBZjSXNtDPd"},"modified":"2025-07-10T10:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T10:49:20","slug":"noxplay17521157609cPjtEfUbtpBZjSXNtDPd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bignox.com\/blog\/noxplay17521157609cPjtEfUbtpBZjSXNtDPd\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo Popplio Pokemon Meme Becomes Reality When Holy Father Signs A Fan&#8217;s Card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since Pope Leo XIV was elected, Pokemon fans had some fun with the Popplio meme, which saw the seal-looking water-type creature donning a mitre. Recently, though, a lucky and devout Pokemon fan had the pleasure of making the meme a reality of sorts when the Holy Father signed his Popplio card during a youth trip to Italy.<\/p>\n<p>Talking about his experience on <a data-target=\"true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"text-decoration:none;color:black;\">Reddit<\/a>, the fan known as ReptileCake said that Pope Leo got a small chuckle from the interaction. He brought two cards with him, one for the Pope to bless, and the other to sign.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I introduced it as Popplio because it sounds like Pope Leo,&#8221; ReptileCake wrote on Reddit earlier this week. &#8220;He laughed, probably as a courtesy, but he did know about Pok\u00e9mon cards, he even showed it around to the guards around him. Then I asked him to sign a copy for me, and he was happy to oblige.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure data-align=\"center\" data-size=\"large\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/a\/uploads\/original\/1597\/15976769\/4528924-a-man-got-his-popplio-pok%C3%A9mon-card-autographed-by-pope-leo-v0-h3y8oua088bf1.jpg\" data-ref-id=\"1300-4528924\" data-ratio=\"1.1574074074074\" data-width=\"3024\" data-embed-type=\"image\" style=\"width: 3024px\"> <a class=\"fluid-height\" style=\"text-decoration:none;color:black;\" data-ref-id=\"1300-4528924\"><img alt=\"The card itself with the Pope's autograph. Image credit: ReptileCake via Reddit.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/a\/uploads\/scale_super\/1597\/15976769\/4528924-a-man-got-his-popplio-pok%C3%A9mon-card-autographed-by-pope-leo-v0-h3y8oua088bf1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/a\/uploads\/original\/1597\/15976769\/4528924-a-man-got-his-popplio-pok%C3%A9mon-card-autographed-by-pope-leo-v0-h3y8oua088bf1.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/a\/uploads\/scale_super\/1597\/15976769\/4528924-a-man-got-his-popplio-pok%C3%A9mon-card-autographed-by-pope-leo-v0-h3y8oua088bf1.jpg 1105w, https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/a\/uploads\/scale_medium\/1597\/15976769\/4528924-a-man-got-his-popplio-pok%C3%A9mon-card-autographed-by-pope-leo-v0-h3y8oua088bf1.jpg 829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 1105px\" data-width=\"1105\" width=\"500px\"><\/a><figcaption>  The card itself with the Pope&#8217;s autograph. Image credit: ReptileCake via Reddit. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked if he&#8217;d ever sell or grade the card, ReptileCake intends to hold on to it forever and not stress about it being sent away.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nope, I&#8217;ll never intend to get rid of the card, it is my personal artefact and I will cherish it in sleeve and one-touch UV slab,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I will not risk the card being damaged or lost in transit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With this signature, this card becomes one of the most notable Pokemon cards on the planet. 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